Qorvo New Products January 2018

Courtesy of Qorvo Announcing the latest additions to Qorvo’s innovative RF portfolio of amplifiers and integrated modules, which serve a wide range of broadband access applications, including DOCSIS 3.1 systems. These high-performance solutions simplify RF for designers worldwide and are available at Qorvo’s authorized channel partners. MMIC and MCM Reverse Amplifiers QPB3311 & QPB3321 Features High…

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Taoglas Terrablast Antennas

Courtesy of Taoglas Lighter. Tougher. Terrablast. Taoglas is thrilled to introduce an exciting new line of products to its already innovative product lineup: Terrablast. Built to be tougher and lighter than traditional ceramic materials, Terrablast is designed to bring lightweight durability to a variety to meet the needs of the UAV and Automotive industries.Using a…

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Nordic Semiconductor multiprotocol SoC links bicycle computer with user’s smartphone and Bluetooth Low Energy- or ANT-based cycling peripherals

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor DaBuZiDuo’s XOSS SPRINT uses Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC to provide workout data analysis, offline maps, GPS navigation, and interoperability with third-party sensors Oslo, Norway 2018/01/11 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Shanghai, China-based cycling technology company, DaBuZiDuo, has integrated Nordic’s nRF52832 multiprotocol Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE)/ANT+™ System-on-Chip (SoC) into a multifunction bike computer. Named ‘XOSS…

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Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor Advanced performance Bluetooth5/ANT/2.4GHz proprietary SoC Active The nRF52832 SoC is a powerful, highly flexible ultra-low power multiprotocol SoC ideally suited for Bluetooth® low energy (previously called Bluetooth Smart), ANT and 2.4GHz ultra low-power wireless applications. The nRF52832 SoC is built around a 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M4F CPU with 512kB + 64kB RAM. The…

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PPT975-300LP from Aeroflex/Inmet (API Technologies)

The PPT975-300LP from Aeroflex/Inmet (API Technologies) is a flanged termination that operates from DC to 4 GHz. The termination can handle up to 300 W of average power and has a VSWR of 1.25:1. The termination has a nickel plated copper flange material, is matched to 50 ohms and can operate at temperature range from…

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BAL-0006SMG from Marki Microwave

Courtesy of everything RF The BAL-0006SMG from Marki Microwave is a surface mount broadband balun (Balanced to Unbalanced Transformer) that operates from 500 kHz to 6 GHz.It transforms a 50 ohm input in to a 100 ohm Differential output. The balun has an insertion loss of under 7 dB, an isolation of 8 dB and…

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Nordic-powered Bluetooth Low Energy gamepad offers console-style control of smartphone, tablet, PC, and smart TV-based games

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor The ‘Apex’ gamepad from China’s Flydigi employs Nordic’s nRF51 Series SoCs to bring conventional controller interface to mobile-based games Oslo, Norway 2017/12/21 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Shanghai, China-based mobile game controller developer, Shanghai Flydigi Electronics Tech. Co., Ltd (Flydigi), has released its ‘Apex’ gamepad, employing Nordic’s multiple award-winning Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth…

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Nordic Bluetooth Low Energy-powered smart jewelry sends emergency GPS location alerts to user’s designated safety contacts

Low-latency link between personal safety device and smartphone app allows the wearer to contact ‘guardians’ via a single button press in emergency situations Oslo, Norway 2017/12/14 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Kwema, a Massachusetts, U.S.-based technology start-up, has employed Nordic’s Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC) to add wireless connectivity to two newly-launched jewelry collections….

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Nordic Thingy:52 IoT Sensor Kit wins top prize in Development Kit category of global ‘Annual Creativity in Electronics’ awards program

Courtesy of Nordic Semiconductor Nordic’s single-board Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy sensor kit recognized by industry-leading ACE Awards with win in highly-competitive category Oslo, Norway 2017/12/13 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that its Nordic Thingy:52 IoT Sensor Kit has been named winner of the highly-competitive “Development Kit” category by the judges of the Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE)…

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